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May 02, 2012

The Song: Late last month, Illmaculate released his latest album, Skrill Talk. On June 2nd, the Portland, Oregon, rapper will celebrate the album's release with a show at Branx, but before then, Illmaculate is joining his Sandpeople crew for a string of European tour dates. Today, to kick off the tour announcement, Illmaculate is releasing the latest single from Skrill Talk, "One More Time," featuring Sandpeople.

The song, produced by Soleternity, is Illmaculate's response to the pressures of an industry driven by release dates and timetables; he wants to do things his way - and with his crew by his side. "My crew, Sandpeople, definitely had to be on the album," remarks Illmaculate, noting that the song's feel is representative of the Sandpeople process for making music. "This song really has its own vibe within the scope of the album, but it works," he says, "just like everyone in the crew had their own approach to the song, while still remaining cohesive."

Later this month, Illmaculate will be hitting the road with the rest of his Sandpeople crew, as they head overseas for a string of European dates. The tour kicks off May 12th in Sweden and makes stops in Germany, Amsterdam, London, and more, before winding down on May 26th in Oslo, Norway. A full list of dates can be found below.

In other news, on June 9th, Illmaculate, who, since 2004, has proven himself as one of the most accomplished battle rappers in the world, will travel to Los Angeles to take part in the KOTD Vendetta competition. In what will be the biggest battle of his career, Illmaculate will be matching up against Arsonal, while Canibus and Dizaster will also be battling at the event. For more info: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibPhqv1krdA

June 08, 2011

(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rap Star Ludacris will hit the stage tonight (June 8th) during a performance at the CMT Awards with country singer Jason Aldean. Ludacris will debut a new second verse of Aldean's hit single "Dirt Road Anthem" during the performance. The CMT Music Awards, which are being hosted by rock/rapper Kid Rock, airs tonight at 8:00 PM EST.

Rapper Ja Rule surrendered to prison officials at Rikers Island today (June 8th), to begin a 2 1/2 year prison bid for possessing a handgun. Today, just before he turned himself in Ja Rule sent one last message to his Twitter followers. "Out on my patio having my last free moment I love all my fans Pain is love!!!" Ja Rule tweeted. The rapper will serve most of his time in an upstate correctional facility in New York.

Rappers Eminem and Royce Da 5'9 have released the first video from their Bad Meet Evil project. The video for "Fast Lane" features the duo in a heavily animated video, that was directed by Syndrome. The video, which was shot in Detroit, debuted earlier today (June 8th).Bad Meets Evil's EP Hell: The Sequel, is due in stores on June 14th. Check out the video below:

January 13, 2010

After a decade of waiting, it’s finally here! Epic Records is proud and honored to announce the release of ‘Soldier of Love’, the highly anticipated new body of work from Sade. ‘Soldier of Love’ is Sade’s first official studio album since the multi-platinum release of ‘Lovers Rock’ in 2000. The album will be available everywhere on February 9th!

In anticipation of the official release of their forthcoming debut effort, In The Ruff, the trio of Oddisee, X.O., andYU, collectively making up the group Diamond District, take some time out from their day to break down the boundaries that define the area where the group was born and raised – the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia).
From a bird's eye view, Oddisee points over the bridge to where he grew
up in Maryland and X.O. and yU show us where our nation's capital lies
on the northwest corner. Diamond District is essentially standing at
the crossroads of the DMV, and even more important than their
geographic location is the mind state and way of life that comes from
living at that intersection. As the video progresses, each member
brings us a little deeper into their worlds. X.O. explains how the
movement began in DC and slowly spilled over into Maryland and
Virginia; YU brings us into his friend's apartment where he delivers a
flow packed with cleverness and slick delivery; Oddisee brings us into
his modest home studio where he shows us that you don't need a lavish
setup to create head-nodding beats that we are accustomed to hearing
from the boom-bap beat-smith. And with each segment you leave with more
insight than you came with, as the trio drops knowledge, both
individually and collectively. Diamond District's In The Ruff will be available October 27th via Mello Music Group. Like Lao Tzu in hip-hop, Mello Music Group
provides music for the soul, from the heart of American culture,
opening the realm of the intelligent hip-hop experience through melodic
evocations, beats that corroborate the truth, and voices that roar
above the rising void and impose order on the terrible & triumphant
moments of everyday life. This is the compelling sound of Mello Music
Group. Industry newcomer Michael Tolle founded MMG in 2007 and is acting Director of Operations. MMG will be releasing projects from Oddisee, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Kenn Starr, Finale, Trek Life, Dudley Perkins, Sareem Poems, and YU in 2010. http://www.myspace.com/mellomusicgroup

June 23, 2009

June 18, 2009

Lonnie Rashid Lynn is one of the finest lyricists
worldwide, a champion MC of Black Power, wrestling for the best and the
worst, but also a ‘bankable’ artist who turned out an actor- why
shouldn’t he? –touched by the grace of the cream beatmakers in the
rap-game. Better known by his stage name Common, our
Chicago-native can be seen as typifying the evolution of a second
generation Hip Hop which adjusted itself to the times and trends and
asserted itself as the new soul pulsation in an America in search of a
model.Between the backpack and bombastic styles of his past and
a present in which he is gaining mainstream success through his
(significant?) roles starring alongside such actors as Morgan Freeman,
Forest Whitaker, etc., Common is one of these ambiguous figureheads of
the Afro-American success which is based upon both Louis Farrakhan’s and Barak Obama’s vision of United States. We, The People. 20 years of action mainly in front of a microphone The
son kills the father at the end of each album, importing the jazz,
soul, spoken word and Native Tongue attitude into Illinois sphere.
There used to be no rap in Chi town, the city of the Blues. So dramatic
issue for a non-rap city in a late drum-machine era, when there was no
strong positive reaction to his music among Chicago natives. The
MC-to-be decided to drop out of university to give all his time over to
the mic, after the disbanding of his crew (C.D.R). Beginning of the story. In the blooming 90s of a hippie alter-rap, epitomized by De La’s first droppin’ out, Common
was featured in the Unsigned Hype column of the Source Magazine in 1992
and then burst out onto the Hip Hop scene with the release of his first
album ‘Can I borrow a dollar?’. He was first seen as
one of those ticked off with a deconstructed flow, droppin’ rhymes,
loopin’ jazz classics, with blazers and baseball caps, ridiculous fast
rappin’ for direct response to the socio-sexual attacks made in the
West, G strikes straight from Compton, Easy-E, Dre and Ice Cube, as the wicked angelnos raiders. It was the time of an East coast / West coast rivalry and Common played a strong part in it. Like a part of hip-hop nervosis. Watch Common's concert video @ Only The Brave Block Party: www.grandcrew.com/videos/136

September 2012

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